STANDARD BEARERS PUPILS SHOWCASE RARE TALENTS AT SCHOOL'S ANNUAL MUSICAL RECITAL

Pupils of Standard Bearers School Lekki Lagos recently displayed their musical skills at the school’s annual musical recital. The idea of an annual musical recital at Standard Bearers School came about a few years back and it has become a veritable platform for showcasing musical talents. Also it serves as an avenue  where the children are given the opportunity to share with families and friends their remarkable musical skills. All this were recreated at the 2015 musical recital of the School which held at their proposed new site in the Lekki 1 area of Lagos as various works from classical 21st century, and contemporary periods were performed from pupils selected from Grade 1 to Grade 6 who were grouped into three performing groups such as the Junior Choir, Senior Choir and Orchestra. The recital typically for the grade 3 – 6 students, had a thrilling addition as a little grade 2 child rendered ‘Bob Marley’s – Three Little Birds’ to the delight of the audience. 

For most parents and invited guests, this was the first time they were visiting the new school site and this added more to the event as it showed what more was in store as a school to exhibit  the potentials of their  wards.

The programme kicked off at 5.30pm with the head boy and head girl, giving the opening speech that welcomed everyone to the event. First on the list was the rendition by the senior choir, they rendered popular songs for both the young and old, then the junior choir, who sang the popular ‘We Are One - Lion King’. Some of the highlights of the day included the rendition of indigenous songs that had the children looking colourful in their different native attires.  The set of grade 5 hornsmen would probably have given any professional saxophonist a run for his money and a highlight of the recital may have been was Miss Lase Subair who rendered Asa’s hit song ‘Bibanke’ backed by 5 singers and this sure got the audience cheering.

At the close of the recital, commendations were given, pictures were taken and everyone left in high spirits, proud of the brothers and sister or children who performed at the event. Those whose children were not part of the performance this year look forward to ensuring their children join the school orchestra and choir and perform next year. The looks of delight and glowing comments of the parents further attested to the work the management and teachers of the school are doing in moulding and preparing the children for the future, encouraging them to do their best and believing that such confidence and boldness will work for them in future not only in music but other co-curricular activities to make them complete individuals and forces to be reckoned with in society.